dogtrot

[ dawg-trot, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔgˌtrɒt, ˈdɒg- /

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noun

a gentle trot, like that of a dog.

South Midland and Southern U.S. a covered passage or porch linking two parts of a house; breezeway.

verb (used without object), dog·trot·ted, dog·trot·ting.

to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot.

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Origin of dogtrot

First recorded in 1655–65; dog + trot¹

Words nearby dogtrot

dog tick, dog-tired, dogtooth, dogtooth violet, dog train, dogtrot, dog tucker, dogvane, dog violet, dog-walker, dog warden

How to use dogtrot in a sentence

To conserve his strength and wind he kept his pace to a dogtrot.
The Golden Skull|John Blaine
On the first alarm, the chief of police, accompanied by a good half of the day force, came at a dogtrot.
Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb
Kazu slowed down, and then finding no directions or advice forthcoming, he resumed a steady dogtrot to the north.
The Image and the Likeness|John Scott Campbell
Once more they resumed their journey lakewards, breaking into the inevitable dogtrot as the long, dark pier came in sight.
A Son of the City|Herman Gastrell Seely

John continued on a dogtrot towards home, and a moment later was pestering Mrs. Fletcher at her work in the kitchen.
A Son of the City|Herman Gastrell Seely

British Dictionary definitions for dogtrot

dogtrot

/ (ˈdɒɡˌtrɒt) /

noun

a gently paced trot

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